The company said a weak global economy and exchange rate moves are the cause

Sony is in hot water -- that's nothing we haven't heard before. The electronics company has been struggling with areas like its TV sector for a while now, and these troubles are reflected in the most recent financial earnings report.

Also, Sony slashed its previous financial predictions for the year until March 2013. It cut its operating profit forecasts from 180 billion yen to 130 billion yen, and also reduced its TV shipment predictions from 17.5 million to 15.5 million as well as its handheld device sales from 16 million to 12 million.

One glimmer of light, however, is that PlayStation sales are remaining at the previous prediction of 16 million sales.

So what's Sony's beef? The company said a weak global economy and exchange rate moves. Also, a lot of it has to do with the company's TV unit. Last December, Sony decided to shake up its TV division by negotiating a buyout of its 50 percent manufacturing stake with Samsung in the LCD joint venture. It also split its TV division into three units consisting of sales of LCD TVs, outsourcing manufacturing to cheaper foreign facilities and developing future TVs.

In April 2012, Hirai came up with an entirely new game plan for making Sony profitable, which included design changes to gadgets like TVs, a reduction of certain models, and expanded game titles and subscription services.

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